BIOLOGY TEACHERS PERCEIVED USE OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY FOR INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined Biology Teachers' perceived use of
Information Communication Technology (ICT) for instructional
activities in Secondary Schools in Nigeria. The target population
for the study was all biology teachers in Nigeria, Five hundred
and forty-four secondary schools are in Kwara state, thirty-three
where all the number of senior secondary schools in Ifelodun
which were purposefully selected. The researcher designed
teachers' questionnaire which was administered to one hundred
and two (102) teachers selected from thirty-three (33) secondary
schools in Ifelodun. Researcher-designed validated questionnaire
was used to elicit information from the respondents on the
teachers' perception towards the use of ICT in Biology teaching.
Three research questions were answered and two hypotheses were
tested. Percentage and t-test statistics were used to analyze the
data collected. The finding of this study revealed that Biology
teachers perceived the use of ICT for Instructional Activities in
teaching Biology was significant. It was revealed that there were
no significant differences in Biology teachers' perceived use of
ICT for Instructional Activities in teaching Biology based on
gender but not significant on experience. Based on the findings of
this study, it is hereby recommended that; ICT Education should
be compulsory in all secondary schools in Ifelodun LGA Kwara
State to improve more in Biology teaching, the Teacher
Registration Council of Nigeria should provide ICT for both the
male and female Biology teachers, there should be an opportunity
to be ICT literate through in-service education for Biology
teachers especially the less experience Biology teachers.